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Duel - Hey, tu ne me manqueras plus

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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Parisian duo Julien Boulfray and Brieuc Carnaille sing a colorful song, "Hey, tu ne me manqueras plus" ("Hey, I won't miss you anymore") from their album "Vertiges." Enjoy their quirky retro pop/rock/electro style of music.

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Gaël Faye - Petit Pays

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The ethnic violence that devastated the central African states of Burundi and Rwanda in the 90s claimed the lives of more than a million people and created many more refugees. One of them was Gaël Faye, a French-Rwandan rapper who expresses his feelings toward his birth country in this beautiful song.

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Caption 65 [fr]: Man, j'ai plus de sommeil et je veille comme un zamu [veilleur de nuit]
Caption 65 [en]: Man, I'm not tired anymore and I keep watch like a zamu [night watchman]

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Grand Corps Malade - Dimanche soir

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On his sixth album, Plan B, slam poet Grand Corps Malade tells his story through his songs. This one, "Dimanche Soir" (Sunday Night), is dedicated to his wife of twelve years.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Parce que c'est toi, parce que t'es là, je n'ai plus peur du dimanche soir
Caption 4 [en]: Because it's you, because you're here, I no longer fear Sunday nights

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Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Moroccan rapper Lartiste is enjoying a huge success with his hit song "Chocolat." Recorded as a duo with the singer Awa Imani, the song is being played non-stop in the French-speaking world thanks in part to its catchy refrain, cho cho cho chocolat.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Qu'il en faut plus pour partir avec moi
Caption 38 [en]: That it takes more to leave with me

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Stromae - Je cours

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Belgium

Belgian singer Stromae sings "Je cours" (I Run) from his first studio album, Cheese. The song's cryptic lyrics seem to be a reflection on his music career.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Plus léger que d'hab' [d'habitude]
Caption 8 [en]: Lighter than usual

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Grand Corps Malade - Pocahontas

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Pocahontas," slam poet Grand Corps Malade offers some insights on raising kids and watching them grow up. He even recreates some old family photos!

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Caption 10 [fr]: Ou un bonhomme pâte à modeler avec un bras plus grand que l'autre
Caption 10 [en]: Or a modeling clay man with one arm longer than the other

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Black M - Sur ma route

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Rapper Black M sings "Sur ma route" ("On My Way" or "On My Road"). As a former member of the band Sexion D'Assaut, Black M sang with Maître Gims, but he has since released singles of his own. Enjoy this on-the-road adventure song!

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Caption 6 [fr]: Je ne compte plus les soucis
Caption 6 [en]: I've lost count of my troubles

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Grand Corps Malade - Comme une évidence

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Slam poet Grand Corps Malade sings "Comme une évidence" ("Like an Obvious Fact" or "Like it's Meant to Be"), in which he tries to write a love song for his beloved who wreaks sweet havoc on his life. He is anxious to find the right words for her. As in his previous song, "Les Voyages en Train" ("Train Rides"), which he alludes to, he includes multiple double entendres and clever turns of phrase that you will enjoy.

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Caption 10 [fr]: J'ai un autre problème, qui est peut-être encore plus lourd
Caption 10 [en]: I have another problem, which may be even more serious

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Grand Corps Malade - Education nationale

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Éducation Nationale," the slam poet Grand Corps Malade gives us his opinion on the shortcomings of the French national education system through the eyes of Moussa, a fifth grader in Épinay. It's a touching song and a call for change in the name of equal opportunity.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Dans des quartiers les plus en galère, créer des classes de quinze élèves
Caption 27 [en]: In the neighborhoods most in trouble, create classes with fifteen students

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Oldelaf - interprète "Vendredi"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.

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Caption 52 [fr]: Comme cela je serai plus à l'aise pour jouer à la Playstation
Caption 52 [en]: That way I'll be more comfortable playing on the Playstation

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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Plus de quotas dans le foot ni ailleurs; peu importe la couleur, on gardera les meilleurs, Inch'Allah
Caption 26 [en]: No more quotas in soccer or anywhere else; no matter the color, we'll keep the best, Inch'Allah

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Hugo Bonneville - Être musicien

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Meet troubadour Hugo Bonneville, a socially aware singer-songwriter whose love of words makes his lyrics pure poetry. Hugo shares with us what being a musician means to him.

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Caption 5 [fr]: sans plus tarder, voici Hugo Bonneville. Merci.
Caption 5 [en]: without further delay, here is Hugo Bonneville. Thank you.

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Annie Chartrand - Sa musique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

From dreams to reality, putting forth “a little bit of energy each day,” Annie Chartrand, a vocalist who debuted singing behind her bathroom door, burst onto the music scene in 2006. Here is an interview with the singer of Ma blonde est une chanteuse [My Girlfriend Is a Singer]—a group that's actually part of a love story…

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Caption 21 [fr]: Et maintenant on me voit sur les ondes de Musique Plus,
Caption 21 [en]: And now I'm seen on the airwaves of Musique Plus

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Dahlia - Contre-courant - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Dahlia formed in 1999 in the province of Brittany in northwest France as a collaboration between guitarist Guillaume Fresneau and cellist Armel Talarmain.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Je le sais, je le pense et aussi j'y crois un peu plus que toi
Caption 16 [en]: I know it, I think it and I also believe in it a little bit more than you

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Babylon Circus - J'aurais bien voulu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Babylon Circus, a ska band from Lyon, sings in this song about romantic regrets, missed cues, and lost opportunities. “J’aurais bien voulu” could well be translated as “Woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

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Caption 24 [fr]: Qu'à tes côtés y a plus de place et que je ne peux pas rester
Caption 24 [en]: That there's no room left by your side and that I can't stay

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